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* Cain's eyes in ''[[Godchild]]'' are described as emerald with gold in them and are seen as beautiful and mysterious. |
* Cain's eyes in ''[[Godchild]]'' are described as emerald with gold in them and are seen as beautiful and mysterious. |
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* Many of the Grey Wolves in ''[[Gosick]]''. |
* Many of the Grey Wolves in ''[[Gosick]]''. |
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* Hisoka of ''[[Yami no Matsuei]]'' has very striking ones. [[What Beautiful Eyes!]] comes into effect a couple of times. |
* Hisoka of ''[[Yami no Matsuei]]'' has very striking ones. [[What Beautiful Eyes!]] comes into effect a couple of times. |
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* [[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch|Rina]] has these eyes while in mermaid form or [[Magic Idol Singer|idol form]]. In human form, she has [[Gray Eyes]]. |
* [[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch|Rina]] has these eyes while in mermaid form or [[Magic Idol Singer|idol form]]. In human form, she has [[Gray Eyes]]. |
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** By extension, all Green mermaids like her have these eyes, but they are just a racial trait, as [[Our Mermaids Are Different|mermaids]] are [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]. |
** By extension, all Green mermaids like her have these eyes, but they are just a racial trait, as [[Our Mermaids Are Different|mermaids]] are [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]. |
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== Literature == |
== Literature == |
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* In a very famous Turkish novel called "Calikusu (lit. The Wren)" by Resat Nuri Guntekin, the heroine's unfaithful fiancé has alluring green eyes, which become a symbol for both his charm and his betrayal, as a foil to the ostensibly frivolous but deep down painfully loyal personality of his fiancée, who has [[Hazel Eyes]]. |
* In a very famous Turkish novel called "Calikusu (lit. The Wren)" by Resat Nuri Guntekin, the heroine's unfaithful fiancé has alluring green eyes, which become a symbol for both his charm and his betrayal, as a foil to the ostensibly frivolous but deep down painfully loyal personality of his fiancée, who has [[Hazel Eyes]]. |
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* [[Jane Eyre]] had green eyes. The morning after they first became engaged, Mr. Rochester paid her extravagant compliments, including that her eyes were "[[Hazel Eyes]]", which was followed in the exposition with "I had green eyes, reader; but you must excuse the mistake: for him they were new-dyed, I suppose." |
* [[Jane Eyre]] had green eyes. The morning after they first became engaged, Mr. Rochester paid her extravagant compliments, including that her eyes were "[[Hazel Eyes]]", which was followed in the exposition with "I had green eyes, reader; but you must excuse the mistake: for him they were new-dyed, I suppose." |
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* The Lady, [[Discworld]]'s goddess of luck, has eyes that are all green, edge to edge. (Although an illustration in [[Discworld/The Last Hero|The Last Hero]] shows them as white, for some reason.) |
* The Lady, [[Discworld]]'s goddess of luck, has eyes that are all green, edge to edge. (Although an illustration in [[Discworld/The Last Hero|The Last Hero]] shows them as white, for some reason.) |
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* The fact that [[Harry Potter]] and his mother, Lily, who had red hair, both have green eyes is emphasized repeatedly. [[Chekhov's Gun|With good reason]]. |
* The fact that [[Harry Potter]] and his mother, Lily, who had red hair, both have green eyes is emphasized repeatedly. [[Chekhov's Gun|With good reason]]. |
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** In [[Harry Potter (film)|the movies]], they're blue instead - Daniel Radcliffe couldn't stand the green lenses. Luckily, Lily's portrayer Geraldine Somerville has the same color.<ref>[http://thelastmuggle.com/2011/07/18/you-have-your-mothers-eyes-kinda-sorta-but-not-really/ Young Lily,] [[ |
** In [[Harry Potter (film)|the movies]], they're blue instead - Daniel Radcliffe couldn't stand the green lenses. Luckily, Lily's portrayer Geraldine Somerville has the same color.<ref>[http://thelastmuggle.com/2011/07/18/you-have-your-mothers-eyes-kinda-sorta-but-not-really/ Young Lily,] [[What the Hell, Casting Agency?|on the other hand]]...</ref> |
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** {{spoiler|Albus Severus Potter, Harry's middle son, is described as the only one of his children to have inherited their grandmother's eyes, completing a rare triple-[[Generation Xerox]].}} |
** {{spoiler|Albus Severus Potter, Harry's middle son, is described as the only one of his children to have inherited their grandmother's eyes, completing a rare triple-[[Generation Xerox]].}} |
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* The ''Sexton Blake'' stories feature [http://www.sextonblake.co.uk/plummer.html George Marsden Plummer], a recurring villain whose eyes turn green whenever he's excited or under stress. |
* The ''Sexton Blake'' stories feature [http://www.sextonblake.co.uk/plummer.html George Marsden Plummer], a recurring villain whose eyes turn green whenever he's excited or under stress. |
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* Parsee Mizuhashi has, by far, the most defined eye colour of any ''[[Touhou]]'' character, because she ''is'' the [[Green-Eyed Monster]]. |
* Parsee Mizuhashi has, by far, the most defined eye colour of any ''[[Touhou]]'' character, because she ''is'' the [[Green-Eyed Monster]]. |
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* In ''[[Beyond Good & Evil (video game)|Beyond Good and Evil]]'', '''everything''' about Jade is green, including her eyes. They're definitely "mysterious, powerful and attractive." Her sidekick Double H also has much darker green eyes of stability...[[Screaming Warrior|sort]] [[Space Marine|of]]. |
* In ''[[Beyond Good & Evil (video game)|Beyond Good and Evil]]'', '''everything''' about Jade is green, including her eyes. They're definitely "mysterious, powerful and attractive." Her sidekick Double H also has much darker green eyes of stability...[[Screaming Warrior|sort]] [[Space Marine|of]]. |
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* Ishida Mitsunari from ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' is the only character in the series with green eyes, which are light and almost yellow at times. With his white skin and hair, they look very striking and may represent envy or corruption. |
* Ishida Mitsunari from ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' is the only character in the series with green eyes, which are light and almost yellow at times. With his white skin and hair, they look very striking and may represent envy or corruption. |
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* In ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'', Rikku is the only Guardian in Yuna's pilgrimage to have green eyes. One of Yuna's heterochromatic eyes is green as well. |
* In ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'', Rikku is the only Guardian in Yuna's pilgrimage to have green eyes. One of Yuna's heterochromatic eyes is green as well. |
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** [http://www.woodenrosecomic.com/comic/chapter1/19.html Mr. Thorne. With close ups to make it noticeable]. |
** [http://www.woodenrosecomic.com/comic/chapter1/19.html Mr. Thorne. With close ups to make it noticeable]. |
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** The child. Once they stop being [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]] and we have some hints that [[Children Are Innocent]], even ones like gnarled roots. |
** The child. Once they stop being [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]] and we have some hints that [[Children Are Innocent]], even ones like gnarled roots. |
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** Beatrice from ''[[The Dreamer]]'' has green eyes and brown/auburn hair. |
** Beatrice from ''[[The Dreamer]]'' has green eyes and brown/auburn hair. |
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* Jade Harley of ''[[Homestuck]]'' has green eyes, matching--like the other three main kids--her chat text. Fitting in with the trope, she is a gardener and her game title is the "'''Witch''' of Space". |
* Jade Harley of ''[[Homestuck]]'' has green eyes, matching--like the other three main kids--her chat text. Fitting in with the trope, she is a gardener and her game title is the "'''Witch''' of Space". |
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* Agatha Heterodyne of [[Girl Genius]] has these. They're one of the [[Splash of Color]] bits at the beginning. |
* Agatha Heterodyne of [[Girl Genius]] has these. They're one of the [[Splash of Color]] bits at the beginning. |
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